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Fast Facts:

  • White-tailed deer are the most abundant hoofed mammals in North America

  • The males have antlers which are shed each winter, and grow anew each spring or summer. Females do not have antlers

White Tailed Deer

Scientific Name Odocoileus virginianus macroura
Classification Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Cervidae
Status Stable
Range North America
Habitat Forests, swamps, riparian woodlands
Diet vegetation
Size Height at shoulder - 2.75-3.5 ft.
Location
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Special Features


Social Structure & Behavior

They usually travel in small groups of three or fewer animals (a doe and two fawns).

The mating season for white-tailed deer occurs in October through January.

Gestation period 195-212 days (6.5-7 months)

Fawns are born in April through July.

Fawns are born with spots to help camouflage them.

Young usually weaned by 4 months of age.

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